Pastor’s Blog
Nov
13
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 13th, 2011, Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear Friends:Throughout the year the gospels of our Sundays were invitations and challenges. Last Sunday, the parable of the ‘wise and foolish virgins told us of the ‘wedding Feast’ to which we are invited and the “be bridegroom” who calls us into loving togetherness; but the parable was also a ... Continue
Nov
6
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 6, 2011 Year A
Posted by admin | Comments Off A Special Message to Students on
CatholicEducation Sunday from the Catholic
Bishops of Alberta and NW TerritoriesWhen Jesus calls us to open wide the doors, he is asking us to open the doors of our hearts to him. Sometimes it is uncomfortable or scary to open the door to the unknown. ... Continue
Oct
30
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 30th, 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear Parishioners,We will be celebrating All Saints Day on 1st November and on November 2nd we will be celebrating Pray for Souls in Purgatory. “What happens to us after death? What is awaiting us?” Well the Goodnews for us all is that God loves us even when we are not ... Continue
Oct
23
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 23, 2011, Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off My dear Parishioners,Today Our Church throughout the World celebrates World Mission Sunday . On this day, the Universal Church will contribute of What they have to the universal solidarity fund that supports over 1100 mission dioceses. Last Year the Society of the propagation for the Faith in English Canada contributed ... Continue
Oct
16
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 16, 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear FriendsStewardship Sunday is dedicated to getting parishioners to volunteer and share their time and talent with others.1 Peter 4:10-11 says, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace, in order that in everything God may be glorified through ... Continue
Oct
9
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 9, 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear Friends:Today we are reminded to show gratefulness to God and all our neighbours for the gifts we receive. Today’s gospel message, the invitation to the great banquet, which the Father prepares for his son, Jesus Christ is another of these reminders of the Eucharist, the banquet where we give ... Continue
Oct
2
27th Sunday In Ordinary Time October 2, 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear Friends:In today’s gospel Jesus himself declare that “the stone that the builders rejected has become the corner stone, and it is amazing in our eyes.” He invites us as a Christian community always and totally to be founded on him. Because we are founded on Him, in Him we ... Continue
Sep
25
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 25 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear Friends:In today’s Gospel we see the two sons who caused their father sorrow by disobeying him. In the Ancient Jewish society, son must never say “no” to his father, especially in public. The son who says “no” is contemptible. Therefore the ideal for the son is to say “yes” ... Continue
Sep
18
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 18, 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off Dear Friends:In today’s gospel we are called to work in the vineyard of the Lord. This is the greatest call we have ever received. To work in the vineyard means to participate in the actual mission of Christ. All of us bestowed with dignity beyond measure in the death ... Continue
Sep
11
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 11, 2011 Year A
Posted by leomonroe | Comments Off "The Lord is kind and merciful
Slow to anger and rich in compassion”
Dear Friends:These words of today’s responsorial psalm reminds us of God’s goodness to us. They are very important words to recall in a world where we are surrounded by hate, crime, war, poverty and injustices of all kinds. They ... Continue
